Symmetry Applied in Special Engineering II

Dear Colleagues,

Special engineering is reserved for emergencies. The situation where an incident occurs is regarded as a failure of the system's symmetry. The causes of a system failure are investigated in the field of material engineering only, not in the field of social sciences. This Special Issue could contain technical articles from two areas: the investigation of emergencies and the treatment of materials for special purposes. The following topics are explored:

• the interplay between regular and chaotic dynamics in final systems, exceeding the limit load up to the collapse;
• the disruption of the local symmetry (fire development, explosion, static collapse, etc.);
• competition between order, failure, and symmetry is possible given the coexistence of different types of asymmetry leading to an emergency and a possible domino effect;
• symmetry in nanosciences (material treatment, e.g., flame retardant treatment of combustible materials, self-extinguishing treatment, enhancement of mechanical resistance, etc.).

Dr. Chiara Bedon
Dr. Lucia Figuli
Dr. Makovická Osvaldová Linda
Guest Editors

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